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1957 Cadillac Series 62

The motocross track has been replaced by a dirt oval for karts. I got an unexpected 2-for-1 bonus on my first visit to Baer today. Both the main track and the dirt oval held races at the same time.

The HBO series "Boardwalk Empire" filmed at this house (inside and out). It served as the home of the show's main character, Nucky Thompson, who was portrayed by Steve Buscemi. Several rooms were used for filming, but scenes of the upstairs bedrooms were done at a nearby studio.

Looking at the latest Google Earth imagery, it appears that this house (and many of those along the beach) did not survive 2012's Superstorm Sandy.

From the 2010 film "Hesher":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesher_(film)

Photos I took from a 2010 show:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/milwaukeehockey/sets/72157624626753330/with/4848698580/

A few photos:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/jarome-iginla-calgary-house-listed-3-9-million-212043410--nhl.html

My dad was a Seabee who was stationed here as the base was being built. He loved it there.

There appears to be a speed skating rink on the frozen lake. A google search brings up a story of a youth speed skating event here.

A thorough piece about this embarrassing mess by the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/8077854-417/a-season-to-forget.html

Pan up towards the ceiling to see the photo.
Direct Google Maps link:
http://goo.gl/maps/BFfn6

The Google tripod was placed at several points along the school's race track. Several of the cars were parked on the track for the photos.

Mel Larson bio:
http://www.sportshalloffame.net/hall-of-famers/mel-larson

I feel bad for Dave. After discovering his concussion-like symptoms were actually caused by a misaligned jaw, he attempted a comeback to the sport after having his jaw adjusted. He played in the minor leagues, hoping for a return to the NHL. He earned a few brief stints in the NHL with Nashville and St. Louis, but his career ended after suffering a concussion in a minor league game against Milwaukee in April 2011.
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A Pennsylvania map of fracking wells:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/drilling/

With wind chills below 0 degrees F, the firefighters had their work cut out for them in containing this blaze for more than 36 hours. Fortunately, there were no injuries. Echo Lake Foods plans to rebuild.

http://www.theladdschool.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ladd_School

From the BBC:
The message, which stretches for more than 1,800 ft (548m), reads "Long Live General Kim Jong-un, the Shining Sun!".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20461822

Current street view dated October 2011. Surprisingly, it has lasted more than three years since I posted it.

Welcome to VGT!

I know the sign next to the car says Ryan drove this car in 2005, but unless it's been repainted, I disagree.

In his only year driving for the Target team (2005), he was #33. The #10 was driven by Darren Manning, Jacques Lazier, and Giorgio Pantano that year.

1942 newspaper article on the house:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19420329&id=R-8ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2SIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3867,5029837

Love the map, but it might just be a replica. Jackets and flight suits with official NASA patches are sold to the general public.
http://www.thespacestore.com/clothing.html
http://www.alphaindustries.com/classifications/NASA-Model.aspx

NSFW video clip of the scene:
http://youtu.be/p7_Z1nyKbNw?t=36s

This house was also used in 1987's "Walk Like a Man" starring Howie Mandell and Christopher Lloyd.

Stan Fox's career ending accident at the start of the 1995 Indy 500. I have a framed autographed poster of this car. He lived not far from me, and I watched him race several times on the local short tracks. He died five years later in a head-on collision on a New Zealand highway.

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At least 23 nations have had their version of Wipeout filmed at this location.
http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2010/09/29/global-obstacle-course

The image is dated June 2008.

Direct Google Maps link:
http://goo.gl/maps/1kK9r

Google Earth imagery (December 31, 2007)

Google Earth imagery (May 8, 2011)

This map is no longer visible, but Google's cameras photographed the inside of the store. You can see the Simpsons masks on display here: http://goo.gl/maps/aeBU4

They are demanding something be done about mercury leaking from a sunken German submarine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-864

Pan up to see the jersey.
Direct Google Maps link:
http://goo.gl/maps/qAgMT

Direct Google Maps link:
http://goo.gl/maps/QdoVr

Video of his goal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOIlfV-XtBg

Sid's nearby summer home:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sidney-crosbys-summer-home/

Good news. A new track is being built on property adjacent to the old one. It is scheduled to open in March 2013.
http://www.dirtondirt.com/South_6400.html

Welcome to VGT!

Direct Google Maps view:
http://goo.gl/maps/qmKSu

Direct Google Maps link:
http://goo.gl/maps/J0ZBW

Details of the real life murder:
http://www.ladb.org/NXT/gateway.dll/HC/williams%20charles%2007db034%2011192010.pdf?fn=document-frame.htm$f=templates$3.0

Video of the show's opening scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxIuIxqo2So

I found a google cached forum discussion on this from a dirt track racing site (hoseheads.com).

It is (was?) an equestrian park. Two Jakes Park equestrian facility.

Very nice!

If you follow the train tracks a bit to the south, there is another set being used.

Direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/0tQXY

Pan up to see the TV.

Direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/89Oky

Pan up to see the finger.

Welcome to VGT!

Whatever it is has been there for awhile. Google Earth's historical imagery shows it in two different photos (2003 and 2004).

This is where the 2012 horror film Piranha 3DD was filmed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha_3DD

The car was also photographed in a building behind this dealership:
http://goo.gl/maps/Zhevi

Great video of his race up Pikes Peak:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvnB1M3EHSA

No longer there :(

The Crushed Can was demolished in August-September 2012 about one year after the Mosaic Place arena opened in Moose Jaw.

Google Maps direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/JyXaE

Google Maps direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/RPrm3

A list of the mural themes from over the years:
http://cornpalace.com/Information/mural-history.php

Google Maps direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/y2mrE

Video of the answer:
http://youtu.be/CgZBc88kUhc?t=2m5s

Google Maps direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/FWWKi

Google Maps direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/4RKOA

New URL added.

Huibers' smaller ark was posted here:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/noahs-ark-1/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan%27s_Ark
http://www.livenet.ch/news/128924-in_holland_schwimmt_die_arche_johan.html

Direct Google Maps link:
http://goo.gl/maps/ymeqM

A new full-bodied Jesus statue will go up in September 2012.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/faith_and_values/2012/08/17/jesus-statue-set-to-return-in-september.html

It's an American Airlines jet (you can make out the 'American" along the front of the fuselage). The shadow effect shows that it is in flight, probably in a low pattern waiting for its turn to land at Dulles.

Direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/521Ol

Direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/pM77O

Direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/psjlu

Direct link (pan up to see the shirt):
http://goo.gl/maps/YtTvS

A BMX event is in progress in Bing's aerial view (zoom all the way in).

Direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/MCcmO

This, like other drive-in theaters around the country, is in danger of shutting down after this season. Movie studios will soon only provide digital copies of their films to theaters. The Keno will decide whether to close down or pay for the high cost of converting to a digital projection system after this summer.

The track's founder and long-time owner "Broadway Bob" Metzler died on July 27, 2012.

http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/broadway-bob-metzler-former-owner-of-great-lakes-dragaway-dies/article_4ea0cae8-d9cd-11e1-b810-0019bb2963f4.html

Google Maps direct link:
http://goo.gl/maps/kTQR

Rumors of this track (and the dirt track next to it) reopening seem to pop up every year since it has closed. I'm sure it will come back if the economy ever improves.

Regardless of how poorly written it is, if you take a direct quote from another web site, you need to provide a link to it.

http://www.hauteliving.com/chris-cortazzo-presents-28-million-malibu-oceanfront/

In 2012, the grandstand of the abandoned stadium is being converted into an apartment complex.

Pisani's OT shorty in 2006:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vouPyiZG45s
His 2006 highlight reel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhdj1e2dtj4

Gloves drop over former Oiler Pisani's backyard rink
http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/20120705/SAG0801/307059997/-1/sag/gloves-drop-over-former-oiler-pisanis-backyard-rink

It's a "left-facing" swastika:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauwastika

Big fire at this house today.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/fire-beverly-hills-mansion-lafd-160918475.html

Google links in this building are opening up with a straight-ahead level view. Users will need to pan the Street View scene up towards the ceiling to see this sign.

Looks more like handball.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_handball

Good question. The basement could easily have been filmed in a studio, but my gut feeling was that it was filmed here. There was a scene of Ryan peeking out the window and seeing his angry neighbor (Ethan Suplee) walking up the street, but that could have been one camera shot done separate from a studio set. The kitchen, living room, and back patio scenes are definitely at this house. I'm hoping to learn more from DVD commentary when I get my hands on it.

In this Street...

This set is also used on the Showtime series Shameless. All scenes of the convenience store Kash & Grab are filmed on this set. Almost all of the other outdoor scenes on the show are filmed in Chicago.

The executive producer of ER developed the American adaptation of the UK series Shameless.

Now known as "BMO Harris Bradley Center" after the Chicago-based bank purchased naming rights in 2012. The extra money will certainly go towards keeping Senator Kohl's hapless Bucks here a few more years.

Closer view:
http://goo.gl/maps/ZCnt

The VGT map viewer does not work for this map. Direct link: http://goo.gl/maps/dQE8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michio_Kaku

Victory lane interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-igqhASMJks

Users will need to pan up to see this painting in Street View.

Users will need to pan up to see this painting in Street View.

I had the pleasure of talking with Karlis during his two minor league seasons in Milwaukee from 1998-99. A respectful and polite man and one of the best defensemen I have seen come up through the ranks.

I only watched this show today because I managed an auto parts store for about 7 years. It's a very disappointing representation of the industry I was once a proud part of.

I'm not positive due to the Street View face blur, but I believe the pace car was driven by three-time Indy 500 winner Johnny Rutherford. He is often the pace car driver at IndyCar events.

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By the intersection of Little and Wood. (insert joke here)

There's a good chance this was a chicken coop fire on 4/23/08. Note the address, time of day, and general description of the scene in the following link.
http://nlcfirephotos.blogspot.com/2008/04/sterling-brush-structure-42308.html

Click back one scene for a closer look from behind. At first glance, I thought I was seeing another Google Street View car.

This has been renamed Punta Gorda Speedway.
http://www.puntagordaspeedway.com/

A 1.5 mile section of the north-south runway from Chase Field has recently been used for automotive and motorcycle land speed racing. People bring their vehicles here two weekends a year to test their top speed on the "Texas Mile". The current record is 257.7 mph by Sean Kennedy in a modified 2006 Ford GT.

http://www.texasmile.net/

I think this might be the commemorative Liberty Belle, which was destroyed by a fire in 2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Belle_(B-17_Flying_Fortress)